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or less. tweet us your best money-saving advice at #mysavingstips and we'll share some of them throughout the show. jeff yager, self proclaimed ultimate cheapskate will help us this hour. your very proud of this title. >> i am. i'll maekke a few bucks shoveli some sidewalks while i'm here. >> he thinks of everything. >> really is a frugal guy. >>> blizzard warnings in effect up and down the coast. al is in boston where they will get some of the very worst of it. al, good morning. >> good morning, willie. this is really a potent perfect storm situation as far as a blizzard is concerned. we've got two low pressure systems, a clipper coming across the great lakes, low pressure along the southeastern coast. both are moving together. as you can see, there's the cold air coming in right around cleveland. you can see snow there. lot of heavy rain making its way through the del marva peninsula. here is what happens. these systems will transfer energy. the clipper will transfer its energy off to that system that's just along shore. as it does, the moisture comes up, the cold air comes in. as you c

is said to be in good spirit this is morning. agents entered the bunker using a distractive device, some sort of explosive. when it was all said and done, the boy's captor was dead and the little boy not hurt. >>> we're hearing from senator robert menendez for the first time about claims that he was with prostitutes during overseas trips. coming up, his emotional response to what he says is a false attack. >>> we've got more details this morning on just what caused the lights to go out during the super bowl. we'll go live to new orleans where some people are saying it happened twice during beyonce's rehearsal. so, were warning signs missed? but we'll begin with dramatic new details in that hostage situation in alabama. gabe gutierrez is in midland city once again this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. law enforcement official tells nbc news that the fbi somehow managed to get a secret camera inside that bunker and that's how they decided to move in. a dramatic end to a six-day standoff. in alabama monday, a federal hostage team stormed an underground bunker, where this ma

special guest back with us from the "sports illustrated" swimsuit cover for the second year in a row, kate upton. you're used -- i'm looking at photo and thinking to myself, you're used to -- >> what are you thinking, willie? >> i'm going to go to a different place to save myself. they say you're going to an arct arctica. >> i say have you sure me? i'm from florida. i don't know if we're thinking this through. >> this is the seven continent shoot. did you draw the short end of the straw on that one? >> when i heard the theme, such a powerful scene and i was chosen for antarctica. >> what was your impressions of the weather, the penguins, all that was around you? >> it was the most beautiful place i've ever been. every time before i took off my coat, i would enjoy just the views and, i mean, the mountains were pink and the water was glass. it looked like little ice cubes were in the water. it was gorgeous. >> there were a couple of photos throughout this issue of you. how long did it take to do? i'm imaging how cold you are as you're doing it. >> i could really only do it for a minute and

, it's been quite a month. we haven't been drinking on the air. we want to know it's been hell for us. let's just take a look back, shall we? >> have you ever really regret something in your life? welcome to fun day monday. thirsty tuesday. >> wineless wednesday. >> thirsty thursday. >> friday! >> i'm thirsty. >> 28 days. tomorrow's the beginning of a very tough month for us. >> 20. >> 19 days to go. >> six. >> two weeks! >> 23 days. >> 15. >> this is only day three? >> this is only day ten? >> slowest process. >> what is this? >> how about a sip of something? >> no. >> this is called an mimnosa. >> here's another virgin drink. >> mocking us for a month. >> orange juice. >> i hate it. >> you could get used to that. >> i don't suppose if you were desperate. >> bad as the last one, needs a little something, jerry. >> people are sending us vino, and we can't drink it. >> hoda's been cheating. why couldn't we have picked february, which is a short month? >> oh, well. >> you know what, the time has come. >> it is. >> the time has come. we need a little musical interlude. can you people it?

. by the way, blake shelton is with us today. >> he is with us today. >> yes, yes, yes. a new cd coming out. the grammys were last night. a lot of people -- they broke the rules. >> yes, they did. >> the beg news is that huge storm that you and i and everybody with our crew missed. oh, my gosh, they're all shoveling out. >> that was a crazy storm on the east coast, and here's the thing. i have to hand it to all the meteorologists, al roker, and all those guys because they called it the monday before. they were talking about the convergence of the two fronts and the 30 inches and all that -- >> we changed our flight plans. >> we are here. i got to tell you, we like the way you guys do things on the west coast. with a couple of exceptions. >> no, no, no. i think they're healthy, hode. they start the day. with wheat grass. >> they start it nice -- >> we're not that into your wheat grass. instead we like our -- do i have a spanx problem? >> probably. >> so what else is new? they like it with wheat grass. we like it a little differently, don't we? >> well, we want the healthy and fun. >> it is c

is going to be just knocked off their socks. by the way, blake shelton is with us today. >> he is with us today. >> yes, yes, yes. a new cd coming out. the grammys were last night. a lot of people -- they broke the rules. >> yes, they did. >> the beg news is that huge storm that you and i and everybody with our crew missed. oh, my gosh, they're all shoveling out. >> that was a crazy storm on the east coast, and here's the thing. i have to hand it to all the meteorologists, al roker, and all those guys because they called it the monday before. they were talking about the convergence of the two fronts and the 30 inches and all that -- >> we changed our flight plans. >> we are here. i got to tell you, we like the way you guys do things on the west coast. with a couple of exceptions. >> no, no, no. i think they're healthy, hode. they start the day. with wheat grass. >> they start it nice -- >> we're not that into your wheat grass. instead we like our -- do i have a spanx problem? >> probably. >> so what else is new? they like it with wheat grass. we like it a little differently, don't we? >>

's been hell for us. let's just take a look back, shall we? >> have you ever really regret something in your life? welcome to fun day monday. thirsty tuesday. >> wineless wednesday. >> thirsty thursday. >> friday! >> i'm thirsty. >> 28 days. tomorrow's the beginning of a very tough month for us. >> 20. >> 19 days to go. >> six. >> two weeks! >> 23 days. >> 15. >> this is only day three? >> this is only day ten? >> slowest process. >> what is this? >> how about a sip of something? >> no. >> this is called an mimnosa. >> here's another virgin drink. >> mocking us for a month. >> orange juice. >> i hate it. >> you could get used to that. >> i don't suppose if you were desperate. >> bad as the last one, needs a little something, jerry. >> people are sending us vino, and we can't drink it. >> hoda's been cheating. why couldn't we have picked february, which is a short month? >> oh, well. >> you know what, the time has come. >> it is. >> the time has come. we need a little musical interlude. can you people it? ♪ i think we need a little something to imbibe on. something. >> donny and gag

. the source describes them as crude pipe bombs. one in the bunker and the other in the pipe that police used to communicate with jimmy lee dykes, who demanded two children on a school bus before killing the driver, charles poland. he wanted attention, even asking police negotiators for a tv reporter to interview him. by monday, when they saw dykes hold i holding a gun, using a secret camera they somehow had managed to sneak inside, they were ready. they swooped in, throwing a stun grenade down the bunker's hatch. the police source says dykes fired his gun once. the team returned fire, killing dykes and freeing ethan. ethan's mother said i woke up for the first time in almost a week to a beautiful sight, my sweet boy. i can't describe how incredible it is to hold him again. and today he celebrates his 6th birthday. >> he captured the hearts of all of us and we instantly fell in love with a little boy that we didn't even know his last name. >> reporter: initially planned as a prayer vigil, it turned into a celebration. >> oh, honey, we're celebrating everywhere. >> reporter: ethan is already o

her chances of a full recovery in time for the winter games. >>> let us start this morning with the decision by the postal service to end saturday mail delivery. nbc's tom costello is in a post office in washington, d.c. good morning. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. this was a major move that the postal service is undertaking, losing $16 billion a year as it is forced to fund future retiree medical benefits. and congress still hasn't gotten around to addressing the issue. the postal service will act on its own to save money and here's the plan. starting august 1st, the usps will stop saturday mail delivery and will however continue package delivery and we should say medical delivery, in other words, pills and that kind of thing. mail delivery to post office boxes will continue on saturday. post offices would remain open on saturday. the estimating savings here is $2 billion a year. while it's true that first class mail has fallen off a cliff as you and i and everybody else shifts to e-mail, packaged delivery is soaring for the post office, up 14% in two years, becau

an mimnosa. >> here's another virgin drink. >> mocking us for a month. >> orange juice. >> i hate it. >> you could get used to that. >> i don't suppose if you were desperate. >> bad as the last one, needs a little something, jerry. >> people are sending us vino, and we can't drink it. >> hoda's been cheating. why couldn't we have picked february, which is a short month? >> oh, well. >> you know what, the time has come. >> it is. >> the time has come. we need a little musical interlude. can you people it? ♪ i think we need a little something to imbibe on. something. >> donny and gage from yesterday's show. they were such a hit. >> i think i need to see some i.d. >> here you go, ladies. >> thank you, very much. >> those things hold a -- is there a bottle in each one of these? >> two. >> two and a half. >> thank you, thank you. >> thank you, guys. >> personally. >> thanks, appreciate it. >> let's have our first sip, shall we? >> we hope you at home are -- well, what time is it, wherever you are. let's do it. >> that is delicious! >> it's that colby red. all the profits go to heart health. >>

? it's all natural foods you are using? >> organic, all natural, locally grown, seasonal. >> what's in this thing? >> cocoanut, grapefruit, pineapple, simple and vodka. you like it? >> cheers for the vodka. >> thank you. it's refreshing. it tastes almost a little too healthy, if you know what i mean. thank you. >> thank you for coming. >> enjoy your day. >> thank you. >> here they say that valentine's day brings with it a lot of pressure, though, because it's like new year's. they say that most couples feel like they have to do the nasty on valentine's day because they feel pressure because it's valentine's day. >> it's not nasty to all people. some people view it as a gift from god. >> okay. >> and a blessing. >> anyhow -- >> some people like a lot of blessings all day long. some people like to visit poughkeepsie. that's going to be a metaphor through the day. a long-running gag about going to -- >> close to poughkeepsie. >> and the little dog is barking. that's poughkeepsie. >> because we can't say it on the air. you get in trouble. stuff like that. >> everybody say poughkeepsie

the millions of women and men with breast cancer who still need us every day. register for the 3-day now. (woman) it's just been an amazing, amazing journey. i love these people. ♪ and it's beautiful >>> from nbc news this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody out there. it's try day friday, end of the workweek. it's february 8th. we are very excited about a couple of things, but not so excited about something else. >> well, you know, we are back on the sauce for the show, and we got this great fruity drink. it really tastes like grapefruit. >> we were really concerned. >> it's supposed to be a sea breeze. >> they got into a very bad habit. >> now -- he is repairing. perfect, jerry. thank you. >> the reason we're going to have a sea breeze, we actually live on the ocean here, on the atlantic ocean. >> sure. >> but there's another beautiful ocean called the pacific. >> thank you, jerry. >> thanks, jerry. >> we are on our way -- >> we're going to l.a., baby. >> yes, we are. >> please go to klgandhoda.com. for the

see us. it's totally free. >> we're going to have a blast, you guys. a big l.a. party. we're going to have shows out there for the next couple of weeks. on friday we will be joined by -- >> next friday. >> that's what i meant. >> we are going to be there in time to be with him. >> blake shelton. this is one of my favorites. he has so many great songs, but this one -- he has the song "honey bee." ♪ >> there's nothing that's not adorable about him. >> he may be one of the sexiest men on tv. you know what else about him, he doesn't care. >> he doesn't know it, which is one of the sexiest things. he doesn't know it. doesn't act like it. he just is. >> i think he has a terrific physique and body. but you know the guys that don't care? there's a little here and a little hanging out there. >> you like that. >> there's a confidence that comes with that. when the guys that are too chiseled, don't you feel like what are you doing all day? you're lifting weights and looking at yourself? >> no. no. i was married to a chiseled guy for a long time. and now he -- from the back frank looks -- ho

that have been married for a long time. >> like us. >> what is normal in a relationship? >> nothing. >> how many times a week do you and your partner have sex? >> they did this humungous survey. 100,000 people. and they decided -- >> with each other? >> they -- what do you mean, with their partner. >> well. sorry, got to ask these questions. you have to be specific. >> the happiest couples of all reported having sex three to four times a week. >> hoda, you know what, jerry is right. no, there are -- let's let the girl scouts come out first. >> we have to talk about sex. >> we're talking about sex in front of girl scouts. >> they're not little. they're fine. they're learning. no, they're learning. it's fine. they're going to be old like us one -- >> jerry doesn't want it too. >> just put headphones on. >> i'm not going to be a part of it. >> yes, you certainly are. drink up, and you will in a minute. 40% of the couples surveyed -- only 40% said they have sex that frequently. one in four -- >> they're lying. >> one in four are, like, maybe you guys, they have sex a couple of times a month. >>

trick to the u.s. john covered the vatican for 30 years. >> he will be remembered as the pope who resigned, without a doubt. and i think it may be the finest legacy to the church. he brought the papacy into the modern age. >> to choose the successor is somewhere between march 15th and march 020th. all the cardinals who will vote are coming to rome on february 28th. watch this week to see if we get a new date for the concave. >> ann, thank you. >> time for a check of the morning's other top stories. jenna enjoys the morning off. tom, good morning. >> good morning, everyone. a traumatic experience for a minnesota family flying to atlanta when a woman said the man silting next to her on the plane slapped her toddler on the face. you would have no idea anything bad happened to him. when he became fussy the man called him derogatory names and slapped him. the man accused of slapping the little boy was arrested. >>> violence overseas after a series of car bombs in baghdad. iraqi officials say they were targeting outdoor markets. >>> in nigeria, seven workers kidnapped from the work site

. the first officer forced to take control. >>> and the superstar and the super bowl, beyonce uses her singing voice to silence some of her critics. ♪ and the rockets red glare >> vowing to sing live on sunday as america gets set for its big game. >> and we're getting set with al in san francisco and natalie live in baltimore "today," friday, february 1st, 2013. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie. you did not have to grow up in new york city to know the name ed koch, who served as mayor for three terms from 1978 to 1989 and used his sometimes combative style to help rescue the city from near financial ruin. >> i did grow up around here. he was a force. when you would come across a voter, he would always say, how am i doing? am i doing okay? he died overnight at new york presbyterian hospital here in the city where he made his mark with a larger than life personality. here is nbc's ro

weeks. the l.a. tourism board has been off the hook terrific to us, and the folks here at universal city walk have been great, too. we want to thank everybody. >> there's a reason we have a mariachi band. you know what today is? it's national margarita day. of course, it is. so we have a margarita. >> these are -- hoda, i think yours -- these are our personalities. >> what? >> one of them is sweet, and one is a little saucy. >> yours is a jalapeno margarita because you're spicy. yep. and what's yours? >> and mine is a la pinella margarita because i'm sweet. >> i think they got them mixed up. >> i don't think so. anyway, the mariachi band is from camacho cantina. right here. that's where the margaritas are inspired by. >> you know a guy named tom la blanch. he's a city household member of los angeles. waive your hand, tom la blanch. how are you, baby? >> this is beautiful right here. beautiful pink hot dog. >> what's in a pink hot dog. >> go to la breya and tell them i sent you. let's hear it for pink. >> thank you for being out here. this is from my district, the montecino angels. >> god

nbc's michele kosinski is in south africa on the story for us this morning. michele, good morning. give us the latest. >> hi, savannah. oscar pistorius sobbed his body shaking as this ruling was read and you could say in many ways this was expected, but this judge kept everyone guessing. his ruling lasted two hours. he criticized the prosecution, then said that it doesn't mean their case is not strong. then he hit pistorius saying he has problems with his story about what happened that morning. ultimately ruling, though, pistorius is not a flight risk, not a danger to the public. he will be released on bail tonight. >> the accused is not a flight risk. >> reporter: listen to the reaction on audio feed at the moment the ruling on bail was finally read. >> the accused has made a case to be released on bail. >> yeah! >> reporter: oscar pistorius entered the court with a calm demeanor looking more collected, even confident than we've seen. head forward, eyes closed. prosecutors picked up their argument, again ripping into pistorius' account of what happened the morning reeva steenkamp

down a man who used to wear a badge. overnight, police teams scour big bear mountain, three hours outside of los angeles. this is where police discovered christopher corner's burnt out truck. the 33-year-old at the center of a massive manhunt. >> we don't know what he's going to do. we don't -- we know what he's capable of doing and we need to find him. >> reporter: heavily armed and extremely dangerous, police say corner, a former lapd officer, navy reservist and sharp shooter, has already killed three and is targeting many more. >> of course he knows what he's doing. we trained him. >> reporter: four years ago corner accused a fellow officer of kicking a suspect in the head, but it was corner who was fired for making false statements in the case. detectives say dorner is targeting officers he names in this manifesto published on-line. you will now live the life of the prey. i never had the opportunity to have a family of my own. i'm term mating yours. -- terminating yours. police say the revenge killings began sunday when monica kwan and keith lawrence were shot to death. kwan's

't know what's happening tomorrow. >> we don't want to know. surprise us. >> we heard it's going to be fun. this is another mocktail. >> it's been mocking us for a month. >> doesn't even matter. who cares? >> blueberry pomegranate. not worth the trouble. >> thanks for making it. >> we're going to be in los angeles. we are leaving soon. we're going to be in l.a. we want you to come visit us, okay? we're going to be there on the weekend. >> come saturday and sunday. we are going to be taping at santa monica place. these are the dates and times, pacific time. don't get confused and show up the wrong time. it's saturday, february 9th. we're doing three shows. 10:00 a.m., noon, and 2:00. 10:00, 12:00, 2:00. >> sunday after church we're going to do two shows. one at 10:00 and one at 12:00. >> then people aren't remembering all this. write it down. >> it's february 12th and wednesday, february 13th, we'll be at universal city. universal studios. go to our website. this is too far in advance. no one is going to remember. >> the same time for tuesday and wednesday is like saturday and sunday, but i

bad at all that you weren't here with us yesterday. >> excuse me. >> but yesterday was a huge day for a lot of people but especially for edgar. >> edgar. >> right there in our third row. >> the reason it was a big deal for edgar, he came here yesterday and won a toyota car on our show. >> an rav 4. >> you said you've been driving your mom's car forever, right? >> since 11th grade. she gave me her pickup truck. i've been driving it ever since. >> you gave her a call to tell her you had new hot wleels? >> i gave her a call. she said that's the car i wanted. i was like no, mom, it's my car. she started crying. that was her first reaction. >> she's going to be asking to borrow your car now. >> you know what's funny about tuesdays? people say it's an unhappy day. not for edgar but for other people. >> for everybody else who didn't win. >> they say it's the unhappiest day of the week, because number one, it's so far away from the weekend. it's not monday which you expect to be a crummy day. tuesday is just tuesday. not quite at wednesday. >> it exists in the net erworld, right? >> it do

on the cover last year. ho-hum. kate upton. that is an amazing shoot in antarctica. kate will join us live to talk about that. >>> and then why is al weathering the elements in this new psa? he will explain. >>> nuclear test overnight from a defiant north korea. nbc's jim miklaszewski is at the pentagon this morning. mick, what can you tell us? >> nobody was surprised by the test itself. they knew it was coming. no one knew the exact timing. this one, in fact, has set off alarm bells. early readings are that this nuclear device that was tested may be three to six times more powerful than any previous nuclear test by the north koreans. the north koreans also claim that they did it with a much smaller device, perhaps meaning that they have made progress in miniaturizing nuclear weapons that could be put on the top of ballistic missiles that could ultimately threaten the united states. nobody is confirming that yet but it's got everybody's attention. now today's test drew a rapid and strong response from the white house. the president condemned the blast, saying it threatens u.s. security and

here. they asked us what is going on. nobody really got the news. when they told them pope benedict xvi was redesignisignry didn't know. actually, he can, but obviously, no pope has done that for 700 years. so no wonder people are aware of that. for now on that may change the course of the catholic church in the future as well as pope benedict xvi is setting an example. if you don't have the strength to carry on let someone younger and more strength to carry on the mission. >> it certainly is a monument ool announcement. claudio, thank you very much. >>> this morning we spoke with greg burke the senior communication adviser to the holy see in rome. we began by asking him how much of a surprise this was? >> it is a surprise. i people think had fair warning. it was a few years ago in a book called "light of the world," a long interview with a german journalist. the journalist asked the pope if he would resign. and he said something interesting. in the midst of a candle and all that stuff. he said now is not the time. it's not the time to run when you're in great risk and emergency period.

went through with sandy, and many of us are still going through it with different things. i mean, you weren't affected at all in the city with the apartment. >> not in the city, but you saw what happened to everybody else. this storm, it's -- in terms of where you live, they keep sort of changing how -- what the snow amounts are going to be like. apparently boston and a lot of the northeast up there is going to really get socked. we could get a lot of snow or we could get a few inches. it depends on what happens with the track. >> we'll be sure to tune in on the news and see how much everybody got. >> from the sun. >> you know, the grammys are there while we're there. >> i now. -- know. >> did we plan this? >> we didn't plan it that way, but there will be a lot of happening. it's hard to even get tickets on a plane -- >> the hotels are -- >> yeah. we did it, and we're going to be there. >> here's the deal with the grammys. there is apparently a memo that came out at cbs, and they don't want to see any side boob. >> no side boob, no butt crack, no -- >> we have to read this. it's crazy

to come and help us with. we need you friday night at 5:30 pacific time out at santa monica place. you all know where that is. >> i don't but i'm going to find out. >> we'll be doing an interview with blake that's going to air next week. >> blake shelton. >> enough said. >> come at 5:30. we're going to be rolling -- they have to come at 5:30. interview starts then. >> saturday -- look at the screen and memorize it. saturday, 10:00 a.m., 12:00, and 2:00. we're doing three shows. sunday, 10:00 and noon, and then there's more to come, and it's first come first serve so there will be a lot of push and shove to get a seat. >> fisticuffs will break out i'm sure. >> 12th and 13th. the same times. >> 10:00, 12:00, and 2:00. >> don't -- >> i can't see that far, hoda. >> and then wednesday 10:00 and 1:00. so get on the train. >> right on the train. >> why are we clapping? >> i don't know. we're getting out of here right on time. >> oh, my gosh. >> i don't like it when they call things franken-storms. everything depends on how those two converge together. >> yes. we all remember what we went through

. >> we'll be live in new orleans. and the ravens head coach john harbaugh, will be here to join us to tell us what it was like to beat his brother's team in the biggest game of both of their lives. >>> we'll be talking about those commercials, some of them popular, some of them not so much. >> we'll tell you which are some of the viewers' favorites. >>> $40 million gas platform sinking into the sea. the crew was forced to hang on for dear life. we'll have the story behind that accident. >> and on a much lighter note, we're starting our year-long countdown to the olympic winter games in sochi, russia. take a look the what is going on out on the plaza this morning. this is freestyle skiing, practicing their moves on trampolines. >>> jenna wolfe is in new orleans for us this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. what a game last night, complete tale of two halves. the guys in back of me were die-hard ravens fans. they couldn't stop screaming the whole first half. the guys in front of me, die-hard 49er fans. they couldn't stop screaming the whole sec

to be just knocked off their socks. by the way, blake shelton is with us today. >> he is with us today. >> yes, yes, yes. a new cd coming out. the grammys were last night. a lot of people -- they broke the rules. >> yes, they did. >> the beg news is that huge storm that you and i and everybody with our crew missed. oh, my gosh, they're all shoveling out. >> that was a crazy storm on the east coast, and here's the thing. i have to hand it to all the meteorologists, al roker, and all those guys because they called it the monday before. they were talking about the convergence of the two fronts and the 30 inches and all that -- >> we changed our flight plans. >> we are here. i got to tell you, we like the way you guys do things on the west coast. with a couple of exceptions. >> no, no, no. i think they're healthy, hode. they start the day. with wheat grass. >> they start it nice -- >> we're not that into your wheat grass. instead we like our -- do i have a spanx problem? >> probably. >> so what else is new? they like it with wheat grass. we like it a little differently, don't we? >> well,

. al, what can you tell us? >> we're looking at a classic nor'easter, as it comes across the northern part of the system, we have winter weather advisories, storm warnings, winter storm watches and blizzard watches for parts of new england. heres what's going on. we have these two systems. plus we're going to be looking at stormy seas, gale warnings and hurricane wind watches, wind 75 miles an hour. that will cause coastal flooding. two systems. here we government one to the south, a lot of activity. severe weather through the southeast. a lot of cold air drawn from this system, this clipper coming across. energy is transferred to the system offshore and continues to push off. these lines of isobars, lines of pressure, that's why they are packed so tight. that's where the strong winds are going to be and the heaviest snow is going to be. here is what we're expecting. anywhere from about 6 to 9 inches from michigan all the way into new york state and central new jersey. right along the line, new york city and long island, 9 to 12 inches. but look at this, manchester, portland, boston,

-key pope. he hasn't been the media star that john paul ii used to be. he has just tidecided to stay te to his character. and made the announcement not lock like such a big deal. >> claudio lavagna in rome. we will be check iing in with y throughout the morning. and now with more here is savannah. >> thanks, matt. >>> a consultant, thank you for being with us. >> hello. >> george, it's savannah. an incredibly surprising turn of events. what is the process for replace ing a pope under these circumstances? >> savannah, let's pause on that first statement just a moment. this is a surprise in that it hasn't happened in 717 years, but it's not a surprise in that benedict xvi has, on several public occasions and in his most recent interview book said that if he ever reached the judgment in conscience, as that statement said today, that he could not give the church the service it deserves because of advancing age or ill health that he would abdicate. i think it's a great statement about the humility of joseph ratzinger, as he will become at the moment of his abdication once again. and in a str

the mayor to warn fill up on common sense, too. >> we're used to these types of storms. i also want to remind everyone to use common sense. stay off the streets of our city. >> reporter: at noon, a parking ban goes into effect in boston and the governor has order ed nonemergency state employees to work from home. those trying to get out of dodge by air may be grounded for a while as thousands of flights have been canceled throughout the region. >> we normally handle about 100,000 per day. we think there will be close to that number affected in a 24-hour period. >> reporter: not since the blizzard of '78, deadly dumping of at least three feet of snow has new england braced this hard for a storm to rival that one. >> i just felt the spirit of his taea hysteria come over me. >>> flashlights and batteries. not so much ndles. if we have widespread power outages, as we fear, the last thing official want to see is widespread fires. savannah? >> actually, ron, i'm going to take it. >>> as ron just mentioned, thousands of flights into and out of this region have been canceled. erica hill is

of beauty has been very different through the years. remember when they used to do the -- like the heavy, very heavy set large bosom. that was considered hot, gorgeous. now all of a sudden it's the skinny -- it's people considered gorgeous or not. by today's standards bar rafaelli is considered hot by today's standards. the young man that she is sucking face with -- >> he is kind of geeky. >> is not considered hot. is it because of the imbalance? if you watch a soap opera or some other -- >> they are equally balanced, hoda-woman. >> let's watch some of this. >> we're going to watch making out for our whole show. this for some reason instead of everybody going ooh, it's too close. they're saying oh, that's hot. they are right there on the ladder equally. i can't see the guy, but i think so from the back. >> it's about equal footing. okay. just wondering why everyone was so oohed out about the other one. >> they still seem to be. everybody keeps talking about how much this kid was paid to do the commercial. i asked our producers, find out how much the girl was paid. >> so bad. >> although,

new meaning to fat tuesday. it just does. that's not going to stop us from continuing the tour. what are we having, hodie? >> we are having a pomegranate margarita for mardi gras. >> children, close your eyes and your ears. it's good for your sex life. >> they call it fat tuesday. you guys wonder why they call it fat tuesday? >> it's a great story. >> there's an ancient custom that comes from parading around a fat ox around paris. >> which in our politically correct world you're not supposed to call anybody a fat ox. but they did it. right around paris where everybody was so skinny. that was supposed to remind people that they're not to eat meat during lent. >> is that the point? >> this is a religious holiday, hoda. >> i thought it was for drinking and showing off your you know whats, but i lived in new orleans for many years, and i have seen many a mardi gras, and i saw a lot of you know whats, but it's not just celebrated in new orleans. they celebrate it in biloxi, mississippi, and around the world in different places. in rio de janeiro and belgium. >> and also today in santa mon

a camera in the ladies room when we were all trying to do our business, all four of us before the show. >> where is the cake? >> there is our -- >> eric coppella. >> oh, oh. >> i wanted to get the party started. >> talk to us. >> so this is universal city walk's 20th birthday, and we wanted to get the party started, so we have been up all night making this cake. >> yes. >> we understand that some people aren't real thrilled with dairy, so we made this low cal, low fat. >> why does my lactose issue always come up? >> well, we wanted to start this party off, and we wanted you to -- >> taste it. we'll taste it right now. >> it is absolutely -- >> i don't have a bit of a problem. oh, my god. >> that's great. >> eric, delicious. >> happy birthday. we're going to cut it for everyone so everyone can celebrate. thank you. >> thank you so much. >> have a great day. >> thank you, eric. >> we do need something to wash it down. >> oh, yeah. >> come on. forget the ladies. >> come on. we have these drinks that have come from brazil's national cocktail in honor of the samba dancers. >> they're inspir

around. >> we have a big day, you guys. we have jason kennedy from the e network with us, too. >> right around the corner, and we want to get -- he is going to predict for us. >> can we see your signs, you guys, because you have had the most creative signs? just call us the kathie lee and hoda of the o.c. uh-huh. >> every day is wines day. hire me. will work for wine. >> i love that. hire me, will work for wine. >> that's a good one. >> some of you -- hey, hey, hey. you guys, we saw that one yesterday. you put a little kid in the middle of it. >> it looks so much better that way. >> yes. >> okay. the winner of the sign contest is going to get a mug that's worth $5. >> $5 in today's economy, that's good. >> we give a few prizes, a few giveaways down the road. >> yes, we do. >> we might give a few things away right now. >> all right. we're going to play a little trivia. are you ready? here we go. there are bees around our drinks. >> you're so honey sweet. >> the sugar. i love you for saying we're so sweet. here we go. los angeles can boast it has more museums than any other city in the co

's impossible. >> watch the promos. >> throw up your hands and give up. >> it used to be all about my blue eyes. now it's his. whatever. >> need gps just to get by. >> the show just renewed for a fifth season. big success. there's a plot little bit. >> basically an unlikely partnership between an fbi agent and a con artist and how they work together to solve the white collar crimes. >> you play the wife of the fbi agent. >> who has a sort of soft spot for the con man? >> she's the voice of reason on the show, seeing both sides and constantly trying to make them work even better. it's a marriage really. they're married as well. >> speaking of a marriage, you're also a mom, married. and you have the 2 1/2-year-old daughter. >> i do, harper, yeah. >> how hard is that to balance it all? i'm sure you get that question all the time. >> as most moms do. there she is, my little peanut. adorable. >> so cute. >> she is cute. >> looks a lot like you. >> she has a good mixture of both my husband and i, which is kind of fun. you know what? she has been coming to new york and traveling since she was 6 weeks

's what the argument was over. >> help, graham, educate us in the difference between legal procedure between south africa and the united states. so much emotion around this trial, around this case, this is a beloved figure, but he's not appealing to a jury here this would not be a jury trial. >> no, this won't be a jury trial in south africa we don't have juries. when a case initially comes before a court and goes before a magistrate, from a magistrate, it then goes to a high court and a high court depending on the severity of the case and crime, it will be before a judge who will have either one or two assistants to help decide the legitimacy of the allegations and whether or not there is guilt and in the states, where you have a jury, we do not have a jury. >> one of the big questions, of course, you know, in a high-profile case like this, and pistorius talked about it. he is not a flight risk, should be granted bail. given your experience, what is the likelihood of that happening? >> look, it's 50/50. they got the magistrate to rule u.s. a schedule 6 offense, schedule six offense

'm not used to it. in new york it's easy to walk from place to place. now we understand about what you all call the 405. what you guys call the 101. and the 10. the 10. >> all of them. they had this great snl sketch. have you guys seen this one? what's it called? californians. oh, my god. i didn't get it until i saw this skit. take a look, you guys. >> what are you doing with rosa? >> dude, i was just teaching her some english free of charge. >> she works for me. don't you get it. don't you get enough action from malibu county? >> it's okay, stewart. i was leaving, anyway. i was going to take cold water canyon and riverside drive and get on van nuys and hop on the 101 to tarzana. >> do it then. get on the 101 and skip all the exits and never come back. >> so there is no traffic on the 101? >> not what i'm talking about. get out of here. >> so get on the 405? >> get in your cav car and go, devon. >> all right. get on the 405. >> apparently you guys spend around 61 hours a year in your car. 2 1/2 days. sometimes it feels like a week to get somewhere. >> i get sort of weird road rage when i d

are with us, some of the new breeds you will see this year at the westminster dog show. >>> good morning. second look. new video emerges of the former las vegas police offic suspected of going on a killing spree as police officials roux he op reopen the case that got him kicked off the alert. >> it's from the morning after dorner's alleged killing appears to show him moving items to two trash dumpsters. the sources said they were an ammunition, a gun belt an lapd uniform and a helmet. an auto store manager took them to a police station across the street. >> it was sitting up top. >> the life of monica quan. >> one of the first victims honored before cal state women's basketball game. monica quan was the daughter of a retired lapd captain. transportation security has joined him asking pilots and airports to look ut o for him because he may have had navy flight training. they are determined to capture him before he can kill again. we are going to find him. make no mistake. the search for dorner continues. more than 50 families named remain under police protection. lester? >> john yang, tha

of the most lethal sniper in u.s. history. chris kyle was fatally shot at a texas gun range. in lancaster, texas, mark, what can you tell us? >> reporter: lester, that gun range was chris kyle's second home practically. we are about 100 miles east of there in lancaster, texas. this is where the suspect, eddy ralph is from, being held in this police department, already gone before a judge arraigned on two counts of capital murder. we have some video from the scene on where ralph was captured. we are still trying to get more information on him. at this point, as far as a criminal history, he was convicted of dwi last year. what we are trying to find out is motive, and what, if any, relationship he had with chris kyle and the other victim, chad littlefield. the texas highway patrol is one of the agencies investigating. here is what they say he did right after the murders. >> he traveled back to his residence in lancaster. lancaster police department was able to catch up with him there. they took him into custody wo without incident after a brief pursuit. >> reporter: police tell us they have

will be stepping down. rome bureau chief claudio lavagne joins us now with more. good morning, claudio. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. even the elements seem to be reacting to his shocking news. there's a storm raging over vatican city just behind me now. it took everybody by surprise, this announcement this morning. it even took by surprise his closest aides, his spokesperson, lombardi, saying in a press conference that he didn't even know about it, and if he didn't know about it, then who would? well, maybe just the closest cardinals he confessed it to. the cardinals, more than 120 now. certainly he made his announcement as if it was a low-key decision. he did that during a fairly small cardinals gathering here in the vatican and he just said, look, i just don't have the strength anymore to carry on my duties. you need both body and mind to carry on the very important duties of the pope and the leader of the billion catholic church and he just doesn't have the strength anymore. >> claudio lavagne reporting outside vatican city. thank you very much. >>> hoping that a $1 million reward will le

and our special guest, donny deutsch joining us for take three. good night for the ads? >> i think iwas an okay night for the ads. when you look at the success of the clydesdale ad, we're going back to human stories. let's have people finish spots on the air and -- >> nostalgia. >> yeah. really, people want back to basics and great human story. >> we'll dig in to some of those ads in a few moments. >>> take one, most memorable moment, jennifer hudson, we just talked to her here in the studio, and the sandy hook choir from the elementary school in newtown, connecticut, singing "america the beautiful." fair to say not a dry eye in the house or any house when that song was going on. >> you can see the football players even struggling on the field. they want to go in there, all ra ramped up for the game. but that was very emotional. >> jennifer talked about how hard the rehearsal was, to be around those kids. she said she went around, hugged them one by one. said i'm praying for you. you combine the stage she's on with the gravity of that moment, that's a huge performance. >> we were chatti

can, but the leadership, oh, my gosh, like, they'll tell us one thing, you know, for example, you know, a tugboat was supposed to come once that first evening. well, we sat on the water for two days with nothing and, you know, the seas were really high. in fact, that night my friends and i we slept in our lifeboats in our bed and i truly, truly, truly thought the boat was going to tip over because it slants at, like, a 45-degree angle one day, and then the next day it's to the other side. and, like, i don't know, pipes are busting. i know the sewer is backing up and, like, water is in the cabins and it's just a nightmare. >> it sounds absolutely horrendous. did i hear you correctly a few moments ago, there are no working toilets or there's just lit -- >> there's -- there's very limited. for example, ours worked one day for one hour. but then it has not worked since then. so, basically we've had an hour of it working. i mean, we have to use the bathroom in these bags in the trash can, you know, like, the vanity trash can and then we have to take it into the hall and put it in these bigg

-base. >> reporter: the economy, invoking a phrase he used a lot in 2012, the middle class. >> a growing economy that creates good, middle-class jobs, that must be the north star that guides our efforts. >> reporter: and taking a page from the last democratic president, bill clinton, by offering a laundry list of poll tested ideas. >> i'm announcing a launch of three more of these manufacturing house, and raise the minimum wage to $9. make high-quality preschool available to every single child in america. a new college score card that parents and students can use. i propose we use some of our oil and gas revenues to fund an energy security crisis. >> reporter: mr. obama adopted a tough tone throughout his address. >> let's set party interests aside and work to pass a budget that replaces reckless cuts with smart savings and wise investments in our future. let's do it without the brinkmanship that scares off investors and stresses consumers. >> reporter: the night's emotional moment, the president's call for congress to at least vote on serious gun control, invoking the memory of gun victims like

is at the police station in lancaster, texas where the suspect was taken. mark, what can you tell us? >> yeah, lester, that gun range was chris kyle's second home practically. we're 100 miles east in lancaster, texas. this is where the suspect is from. he's being held in the police department. already gone before a judge, arraigned on two counts of capital murder. we have some video from the scene on where routh was captured. we're still trying to get more information on him. we know at this point as far as a criminal history, he was convicted of dwi last year. that's all we've got on him. what we are trying to find out is motive and what if any relationship he had with chris kyle and the other victim, chad littlefield. the texas highway patrol is one of the agencies investigating. here's what they say he did right after the murders. >> he traveled back to his residence in lancaster. lancaster police department was able to catch up with him there. they took him into custody without incident after a brief pursuit. >> all right. police tell us they have a long way to go on this investigation. s

it threatens. u.s. national security. he says the united states will continue to take steps necessary to defend ourselves and our allies. and as matt mentioned a moment ago, the security council at the u.n. meeting at this moment to discuss tightening and increasing sanctions against 2340r9 korea, but all of that is for not unless china steps up and takes some responsibility here and itself imposes tougher restrictions on oil shipments and other supplies to north korea. but, you know, at the same time this is an indication that any hopes that the current 29-year-old north korean leader kim jong ill is different than his father. this nuclear test overnight is an indication that he, like his father, are intent on becoming a nuclear power, savannah. >> jim, i know we recently saw in january some very threatening language coming out of the north korean leadership, so this is something the u.s. is watching very, very closely. jim at the pentagon for us. thank you. now here's matt. >>> savannah, thank you. we're learning more about thorng about the vatican's plans to elect a new pope in the wake of p

. anyway, they apparently were -- they were talking about us. we had it on mute. we didn't know. let's watch. >> so hoda and kathie lee? >> oh, they're in. we're sticking around after this. >> if they would go for this, would you do that? >> we thought they would be asking in person, so we're waiting for it. >> i didn't check my e-mail before the segment, so -- >> when is it? is there alcohol involved? hoda will go. >> all right. let's do favorite things, girl. >> i'm actually wearing this. i think this is a pleather jacket. feel how soft. it's called skye's the limit. it's $99. >> that's a good deal. >> it's beautifully lined. it comes in all kinds of different colors. it's a new jacket for spring, and i thought -- >> love it. >> yeah. >> mine is just a quick picture. i flew home because i missed hannah's birthday when we were in los angeles. look at ella looking at me like i'm nuts. i'm having the best time. hannah is having an okay time, and ella is confused. anyway, we had a really great time. >> happy birthday for her. >> coming up, who was hot? >> who was not on the red carpet?

will join us live to talk about that. >>> and then why is al weathering the elements in this new psa? he will explain. >>> nuclear test overnight from a defiant north korea. nbc's jim miklaszewski is at the pentagon this morning. mick, what can you tell us? >> nobody was surprised by the test itself. they knew it was coming. no one knew the exact timing. this one, in fact, has set off alarm bells. early readings are that this nuclear device that was tested may be three to six times more powerful than any previous nuclear test by the north koreans. the north koreans also claim that they did it with a much smaller device, perhaps meaning that they have made progress in miniaturizing nuclear weapons that could be put on the top of ballistic missiles that could ultimately threaten the united states. nobody is confirming that yet but it's got everybody's attention. now today's test drew a rapid and strong response from the white house. the president condemned the blast, saying it threatens u.s. security and that the danger posed by north korea's threatening activities warrants further, swift

part of the country this morning. weather channel mike seidel is in kansas city, missouri, for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. a whiteout here in kansas city, snowing two inches an hour with winds gusting 30 miles an hour. this is a big storm. it will likely be their biggest snowfall in about 20 years. meanwhile, this part of the country is in a terrible drought, so the farmers are happy to see anything, snow or rain, falling from the sky. this may be coming soon to a sidewalk near you. just like this trusty mailman in michigan, millions of americans are already being challenged by a fierce winter storm. in kansas, they are bracing for up to 18 inches of snow in some parts. police in wichita are telli ini folks to stay home. >> we are asking people to stay off the roadways just because of the conditions that are deteriorating. >> reporter: the latest big blast of winter is predicted to hit 18 states, affecting at least 30 million people. all from a storm that hit california and the west coast and is now moving across the country. in tulsa, oklahoma, reduced visibi

authority is the lead investigator. both the u.s. coast guard and the national transportation safety board, the ntsb, are heavily involved, interviewing passengers and crew, trying to determine why the fire broke out and how it was handled and ultimately trying to prevent something like this from ever happening again. lester? >> thanks. the ordeal on the carnival "triumph" was difficult for everyone on board. for some, it did become a dire emergency. our chief medical correspondent, dr. nancy snyderman, has a story of one family's dream cruise that turned into a hair-raising evacuation on the high seas. [ cheers ] >> they're safe! >> thank you. >> reporter: their trip was supposed to be a birthday party and family reunion at sea. planned for more than a year and including 31 relatives. >> for me it was the most scariest part. i thought they're here for my birthday. >> reporter: this trip of a lifetime was ruined when at 5:30 last sunday the ship's p.a. system sounded alarms. their thoughts instantly turned to one member -- rachel alderett, 54 years old and suffering kidney disease. she nee

the doors of gandolfo close and they leave. let's go down to keir simmons covering it all for us. kear, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning, the saints looking down on the square have not seen a day like this in medieval times. in the papal palace, over my shoulder here, the pope, as you say, has been meeting were his cardinals, tells them, i'll be with you in prayer. dawn across rome. this city has seen more than 260 pontiffs, only two popes passed in the last thousand years have left like this. the cardinals, princes of the church, gathered this morning for a warm farewell to pope benedict. some cardinals wants to speak to him for as long as possible. pope benedict will resign just after sunset. this home, this beautiful summer palace, quiet after a frantzic few weeks. >> at 8:00 exactly, he will stop being pope, the swiss guards who stand guard outside the palace and he'll go. >> reporter: rough seas he admitted yesterday and now the task begins of choosing his successor. >> i think there's a yearning out there for something different. somebody new somebody fresh

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